Deserialization Vulnerability in Recommenders by Recommenders-Team
CVE-2026-95928

5.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Recommenders-team

Status
Recommenders
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 September 2026

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-95928?

A security vulnerability has been identified in the recommenders-team's recommenders library, specifically in versions up to 1.2.1. The flaw is located in the function 'pickle.load' within the file 'recommenders/models/newsrec/io/mind_iterator.py'. This issue allows for remote code execution through malicious manipulation of the data structure, leading to unsafe deserialization. Despite being communicated through an issue report, the project maintainers have yet to address this significant security risk. The public release of exploit code may elevate the urgency for organizations using this product to implement mitigations.

Affected Version(s)

recommenders 1.2.0

recommenders 1.2.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-95928 - Proof of Concept

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/408550
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https://vuldb.com/vuln/408550/cti
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https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-95928
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
5.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

__lbz__ (VulDB User)
VulDB CNA Team
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